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manectric
#310

Manectric

Discharge Pokémon

Electric

Manectric can be found beneath unnatural thunderclouds. People say it can run at the same speed as lightning striking.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 75
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 105
Sp. Def 60
Speed 105
Total 475

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

Evolution Chain

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Details

Category Discharge Pokémon
Height 1.5 m
Weight 40.2 kg
Base Exp 166
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

manectric Front Front
manectric Back Back
manectric Front Shiny Front Shiny
manectric Back Shiny Back Shiny
manectric Official Art Official Art
manectric Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

All-out Attacker
Moves
Overheat / Flamethrower
Hidden Power Ice / Hidden Power Grass
Item
Manectite
Ability
Lightning Rod
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Mega Manectric is one of the best offensive pivots and revenge killers in the metagame, and it is one of the best Mega Evolutions for VoltTurn teams. It is one of the fastest Pokemon in the tier, only being outsped by Zeraora, Mega Sceptile, Mega Beedrill, Mega Aerodactyl, and Choice Scarf users. Its access to strong Fire-type coverage moves like Overheat and Flamethrower in conjunction with Hidden Power Ice lets it pressure many of the Pokemon that resist or are immune to Volt Switch like Celebi, Mega Steelix, Gligar, and Hydreigon, which increases its overall effectiveness as an offensive pivot. Mega Manectric's ability Intimidate also contributes heavily to its success because it allows Mega Manectric to more easily take priority attacks like Scizor's Bullet Punch and Mamoswine's Ice Shard when revenge killing foes. Mega Manectric's typing allows it to heavily threaten opposing Water- and Flying-types like Togekiss, Mega Slowbro, and Tentacruel while also giving it some useful resistances that let it more easily take on Steel-types like Scizor and Klefki. However, its typing also gives it a weakness to Ground-type attacks from Pokemon like Nidoqueen, Hippowdon, and Mega Aerodactyl. In addition, its extremely subpar bulk and lack of recovery mean Mega Manectric is easily taken out by Choice Scarf users like Krookodile, Infernape, and Hydreigon if it takes too much residual damage.

Most Used Moves

Overheat
98.4%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc